How can I escape this net of yours, O foreign one? As much as I desire to worship you, so much you withdraw.

Kabir speaks here of life itself being a binding net, which is difficult to escape. He compares external attachments to a lover who, the closer one tries to get, the further they seem to retreat. This couplet beautifully captures the restless nature of the human mind and the inescapable cycle of illusion (maya).